Old English · noun
widlast
Normalised wīdlāst
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwiːd.lɑːst/
- Syllables
- ˈwiːd · lɑːst (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- wide-wandering
Meaning
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wide-wandering
Wulfes iċ mīnes wīdlāstum wēnum dogode; þonne hit wæs rēniġ weder ond iċ rēotugu sæt, þonne mec sē beaducāfa bōgum bileġde, wæs mē wyn tō þon, wæs mē hwæþre ēac lāð.
With hopes, I dogged the wide-goings of my Wulf; then it was rainy wind and mournful I sat, then the bold-for-fight laid upon me with arms, there was a mirth for me in that, however it was also hateful for me.
10th century, Wulf and Eadwacer:
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From wīd (“wide”) + lāst (“footstep”).
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